This research project pairs Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit with permafrost and groundwater science to identify and assess locally-relevant landscape indicators of winter groundwater movement along overland travel routes. Winter overland travel by Nunavut community members primarily consists of snowmobiling and dog sledding. Encountering overflow water is a locally-relevant winter overland travel hazard. Known overflow areas, as identified by local community members, have been selected to collect field measurements during the Winter of 2025/2026 and if need be the Winter of 2026/2027. Water samples (less than 4L) are collected from the overflow water and nearby lake(s) twice a year in the Fall and Spring and analyzed for dissolved minerals. Trail cameras are set up on 4ft wooden stakes to take daily photos of the overflow water area and resulting icing formation. Small sensors (8.5x1 inch or smaller) are installed in the overflow water and nearby lake(s) to record daily water temperature, electrical conductivity, and water level. Environmental impacts of the research are negligible. Research personnel stay in accommodations in each community and do day trips to the field data collection locations with local community members in the Fall and Spring, traveling by snowmobile, ATV, or truck utilizing the community’s overland travel routes. No fuel drums/containers nor supply caches will be established on the land at anytime. No waste will be deposited. All trail cameras, wooden stakes, and sensors will be removed at the end of the research project. Combined, these results improve understanding of why these winter overflow areas are already occurring where they are - and enhance predictions for local decision makers of where additional winter overflow areas may begin occurring and become future hazards along winter overland travel routes as a result of climate change. Currently, Arctic climate change prediction models rarely account for near-surface groundwater processes nor its effects on locally-relevant landscape processes such as winter overland travel hazards. Research results will be shared annually with each community’s Hamlet office, Hunters and Trappers Organization, and Wildlife Office.